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The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1887-07-15
TIE LEASE SYSTEM.

TIE onvict lea system must
60, and go quickly.-Appeal.
The Appeal seems determined
that tie Republican ampaign hobby
OF last Year shall not sleep. II rare
ly permits aA opportunity ID harp
upon flat thread-bare theme To es-
cape it. 1t ought to know, and no
d Iubt dDes know. that the planks in
both tie STATE platforms against
the leasing Of the cCnyicts, was the
syork of political denagogues, and
was intended simply to catch vote 5.
No one expected the lease system to
be ado ished, and very few de-
sired it. As an evidence of this
fact, no member Of the last Legisia-
ture proposed any s5rt of legislation
looking to thatenl. The me nbers
Of both political parties understood
that it was mere peice of political
jugglery, and had served its purpose
when the campaign was over,
When the last Legislature assembled
there WIS no demand, from any
quarter, for an act aboIishing the
lease system, Republicans who had
gone over the state during the cam
paign and inYieghed against the sys-
TEN, would smile whe ! the subject
was mentioned, and admit that It
was all a huge joke which they had
gotten up to treighten the timId
Democrats with Even the Nash
vile Banner, which was never known
to advocate anything ola political
character during its entire existence
except the abolition Of The lease
system, was as dumb as an oyster
on that subject. After the thing IS
dead as Hector, and has been
buried too long to talk aboJt, the
Appeal drags the old corpse from
its charmed house, and asserts that
1t must, and go quickly. 1t Is an
easy matter to find fault with the
system, but it Is quite Il difficult
matter to suggest something better.
If the lease is to be abolished, what
will you do with the convicts? This
is a question which the Appeal can
not, and will not answer. No other
feasible system has ever been sug-
gested which will not entail a cost
of at least $4,000 or 100000
annually upon the taxpayers Of
this State. This the taxpayers viii
rot submit to. All know that if the
lease of the convicts is abolished,
She rate of taxation will have to be
Increased 10 to Is cents on each
800 worth of taxable property tC
support the convlcts.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1887-07-15
POLITICAL HYPOCRISY.

The most contemplate fraud,
ever conceived in politics, is the use
by the robbing combinati~u of high
tariff advocates OF the catchworfs
"prot ection 10 American labor"
J he statement that arif taxation
protects American labor is fAlse~
hood pure and simple, and none know
this so well as the political Pharise es
who are its most blatant advocates.
1t answers their purpose to howl
about pref Getting American labor,
for it seems they succeed in b STOOL
ing their employees, and othe- la
borers as well, and the results are
profits for their own pockets, but
no profits for the laboreI, for whose
good protessedly they howl systema-
tically and il concert.
Farm labor has never gotten one
dollar Ct benefit from a protective
tariff, and farm labor represents by
far the largest amount of labor in
the land.
Even lift were true that protec-
ton to American industries, or pro-
ducts, gave .he opportunity of pay =
ing higher wages t. laborers, on ac-
count of increased profits, yet two
questions arise.
1. Is it sure the laborer will get
any more on that account, provided
his employer can find plenty Of lal or
at his cwn price.
2. Even if the en- ployee of Ger
tain protected industries did get a
little more which he does not get
IN fact) yet there are twenty times
as many laborers in the land who
are taxed on all they consume, to
enable the one man to get 1t, to the
detriment Of he twenty.
Our protected industries and our
corporations of all kinds have grown
so i:ch, that they can buy our news
papers, and pay big price for in
geoioug and systematic lying 10 de-
ceive the public, and their editorials
may read as if they we're telling the
truth
The old time principles of the
Dem ocrat:c rarty should be vigor-
ously pressed and all representatives
held to strict accountability IN the
effort to enforce them.
The farmers Ofthe United States
ought to wake up, and be,stir them
selves, on this tariff question, and
not be led of by insinuating brides
in the shape If aid to schools from
the Federal Government, or IN any
other way. The slogan Of the far
mer should be let u! reduce tariff
taxation"
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1887-07-15

as possible. The last legislature WAS
extremely economical, indee I, so
much as to appear stingy. The
purpose Is not to inc. ease taxes, and
yet, sink the debt each year. The
Treasurer thinks that under the new
a assessment law that revenues of the
state will be considerably augment
ed. The last assessment In HamiI-
ton county almost doubled the tax
able property, Democratic fnan-
ceering will verify settle th debt
without ever burdening the people
Coy. Robt. L. Taylor and Supt
Frank III. Smith are at Knoxville,
, attending a meeting of the trustees
OF the State University. The .Aan-
agement OF that insJi tuition has not
been at all satisfactory during the
past two or three years, and the
trustees's are working to again
esta blish high degree of public
confidence. rhe trustees have
met this time to elect q successor tie
Prot. Mcbride who refused to accept
a chair and the presidency to which
he had been elected. The Govern
or is shaping up popular sentiment
wherever he goes preparatory to
something herea. ter. He may be
nominated to oppose Mr.. Littieton,
or it may be that he will waltz Is
ham @. Harris. Twenty or thirty
steps from where | now write,
stands the American building. Tn
editors, clerks, and compositors
(whO ale quite ma nerous) inhabit
lofty apartments. The American
appears to have universal sweep
here. l have seen none other on the
streets for sale. | saw one copy Of
the Review this morning in the
hands Of a N ulattO coon who was
reading some of its precious uths
to a blacker coon. | have felt OF
the pulses OF many to ascertain how
they beat on the Coly ared American
They all say that Col. Colyar is one
Ofthe brainiest and stick~to~itest
men III the city, and that he gets up
an unusually newsY paper. But
they dislike him, because he is
AGAINST the masses and for self. be-
heve the public heart here want pa
per that will boldly and feArlesslj ad-
vOcate Democratic policies as they
appear in contradistinctlon to RepubN
lican. However, the American go
far as it has yet discussed public
questions has exhibited a pretty
tair quantity Of Democra TIC starch
in It's shirt. But it is dealhly silent
upon some questions The County
Court of DavlGeOn preceded here
yesterday nominated candidate Tor
the Presidency Of the United States
Out of forty SIX members, ~ voted
tor Cleveland, 8 for Blaine, and 1
lor Allen G. Thurman. This is a
mail pointer, but it points.
am now reminded that I must
close. l leave in few mlHutes tor
Chattanooga. am sorry to be gone
from you so long, but I am coming
back bye and bye, dear.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1887-07-15
EDITORIAL CORRESPONDENCE
AT LONG RBEGE-

Nashville, Tenn, Julv -, 1851
In the capital city. All thin IS are
astir. More noisy children than I
ever found in one place. West
Nashville has sunk three feet within
the last fifteen days-the land boom
has gone down. Some Of our friends
at the capital inquired of me this
morning, if a land swell had yet oc-
Cured at Bolivar. l gave them to
understand the facts-that We have
a steady and solid boom III Harde-
man, such Il growth as our resources
warrant and will sustain. Nashville
is an attractive city, but Middle
Tennessee is certainly a rugged,
ragged country. The fields are =
ten on h;llsldes so steep that it is
imp ,ssible to drive wagon around
it would capsize. They gather
corn by pulling and pitching it
down to the foot of the bluff, and
then haul it away. 1 had running
view of the Bell Mead farm 5 miles
west of Nashville. 1t is magnificent.
This Is one of the finest stock farms
in the United States. l saw the
drove Of fine blooded colts from
which our sheriff recently. made a
purchase. Call, when you are in
Bolivar, and see the sherlf's light
uing steed from the blue grass and
clover fields Of the Bell Mead. /
had u talk this morning with a re-
porter who once reported for Dem~
ocratic paper of which John Little
ton was chief editor. Johnnie was
then standing collar Democrat,
and wrote some teal good terse Dem~
ocratic editorials. Bat the Dtmo
cratic chleftains didn't give Johnnie
an Office which he very much needed
and so he topped. And now he
gives us some OF the -uong,st Re-
publican bread we ever "chawed, "
But, 1 ought not to tell this on the
talented editor of the National Re-
view. He might snuff ire from afar
of, and paw in the valley OF mud
He is a mCst skillful mud singer,
He recently advertised some of our
brethren OF the press as too-bit
editors with hay seed in their hair,
thieves and liars, and Two dollar
and a~half sell outs. But Johnnie
Is good fellow anyway, and gets
up one of the clsaEest and splciest
sheets IN the state. The peoples
''sarvants" here tell me that AIR.
Littleton will be the gubernato-
rial standard bearer of the Repub-
licans in the next contest. If he is,
let tie Democrats nominate Harry
Hui of Memphis, and such an exer-
kciss Of intellectual biceLs-such an
oratoIical tussel-and such singing
soiutiIlations Of wit as we will have
were never known ia tennessee.
rhe State Treasurer tells me that
the State treasury is now in tight.
He has been borrowing money re-
Gently to pay oil the interest accrued
on Tie state debt. Our stale Off
cials are surviving hald TO liquidato
Tenness ee's indebt- Lless Us rapidly
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1887-07-15
Rules and Pointers
BY WHICH YOU NAY JUDGE A
HORSE, r YOU WISH 70 BUY
OR TRADE.
It will Pay to Read This.

BY consultation with several horse
breeders and experienced horse tra-
ders we find they all agree upon
about the sane points for testing
the intrinsic worth Of a horse These
points are about as follows:
Absence Of fair amount of breed
ing is an absolute bar. Reject a
horse with a big, coarse head. Reject
a small, sunken eye, which genel-
ally Indicates obstinacy aud sulk;-
ness. Very light color is objection.
ale. a long, slack back will Il, t
carry weight. A hollow back in
dictates a weak formation.
Flat sides do not look well, or
work we'll. A slack lon, that is, un-
due length between the last ribs
and the headquarters, indIcatts a
bad feeder and weak worker. A
light Ion, that is, want Of breadth,
is sign Of weakness.
Scraggy hips indicates poor feed
ers, especially If the Iuins are slack
A bad girth, thai is, light through
the hetrt, always causes trouble IN
saddling. Reject a horse with a
thick or short neck. Without cod
rein, and with clumsy neck, the
head Is badly set on and the horse
will never break we'll. Reject a
horse with low withers. The saddle
will work for ward, aud the rein Is
likely to be deficient, as is also the
leverage for the muscles of the fore
hand. Rel very short horse.
There is not room for a cavalry
mans kit.-N. b. To study the
above points, stand off on one side
and, and form your opinion before
the horse moves.
A narrow or shallow chest shows
deficient lung capacity. Reject a
lac rse with fore legs close together.
This and he marrow chest defect,
generally go together, and are to e
STUDIED by standing III front Of the
horse.
A horse whose fore legs are not
straight win not stand wear. Study
this point by standing behind hinl.
II the legs are light below the knes,
especially just under it, the conform
alton is essentially weak. Long
pasterns are subject to sprain.;
short or upright pasterns make the
horse unpleasant to ride, and are
apt to cause bony deposits. ICES
turned out, or in, are Objectionable
The twisting generally occurs at the
fetlock. When the toes are turned
out, the tetlocks are generally turn
ed in, and the animal is apt to cut
or brush. The turning out is more
Objectionable than a turning in, but
both are weak formations.
A horse whose hind legs are toe
far behind, lacks good prope linz
power. and as a result disease may
be EXP ected in the hooks. Reject
one winch goes either very wide OF
very close behind, also rriect one
with very straight ur very bent huc&s
the Straight oues cause undue con-
cusslon, and the bent ones are apt Il
give Wav. Reject horse rnuai4
split up between his thighs. Pro-
pelIing power comes from behind
aud is deficient if there is lack Of
muscles Letween the thigLs. Re-
ject very fat feet, and tho over
large, or those very snail; medium
size are the best. Reject a h 1rss
with fcetof uneven size.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1887-07-15
IT'S FORTUNE WAVES,

A gentleman, whom the New
York Herald says IS evidently man
of brains, writes to that paper as
follows:
II have voted the Republican
ticket for twenty three years, but
/ find myself bowled out at last.
Senator Sherman, MIR. Blaine, and
the General with the palsies. are t, o
much tor me. Will you tell ne
what the matter is with the grand
old party?''
To which the editor of the Herald
replies as follows:
"Well, if we were to tell you the
plain truth bluntly we should say
that the Republican party has done
is work and now lives on its past
record, with nothing to do n ii e
future that can't be better done Y
the Democrats. 1t was born to
abolish slavery. Slavery has been
abolished. And now the party has
taken tumble from the too of a
bold, aggressive craftsmanship to
the bottom of a political machine. -
That the people OF these United
States have come to the conclusion
that the Republican party can never
become a national party, and do
the will OF the great DO y of the
people, We think unquestiOnable.
That party had its origin in a time
of great political element, and
was based upon sectional ideas and
prejudIces, 1t grew and strengthen
ed as the feeling OF prejudice in the
North against the South wideneI
and develoEed and the utterances
OF the leaders Of that party show
that they hope to prolong ITS mIsera-
bic existence by keeping up that
old sectional prejudice. We believe
that Mr.. Sherman has blasted the
only prospect he ever had of the
nomination at the hands Of his par
tY for President next year by his
cowardiy attacks upon the people
of the South, and that Mr.. Blame
and General Fairchild have contri-
trlbuted largely tow ard the defeat
Of the Republican ticket In 1888 by
pursuing the same policy. A par
~ afflicted with such leaders a:
these, and based upon a feeling Of
hostility to n large portion OF oul
common country, cannot protect
and foster the best interests of the
/ whole peop'e. Such a party deserves
defeat, aud to be plainly told that
the people will never again intrus
to it the control of the Government
Instances in which those who, tcrs
quarter O: a century have followed
its fortune, are now abandoning it a,
something which is not oSly worthless
but corrupt, are numerous. The
people are entirely satisfied with the
administration of Mr.. Cleveland
and will continue the Democratic
party la power for years to come.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1887-07-15
ALL OTHERS OUrsTRIPPED Elk
UEPf ONE.

The MempAis Avalanche hiss
winged its way tar to the front
il the march OF progress by
the Tennessee Press II has pur-
chased, ana NOW has i'll operation "a
new "Perfecting Fress,' the only
one in the slate. Tnia new press is
a wonderful piece of machinery. A
web Of bank paper is started in,o
the press. which is ali that is re-
.uuired to be done by human hands.
Tne machinery leads the web on,
urlnts Il, cuts Il, addresses H.. toius
il, and p.sles IL Thu you see Il Is
ready Tor sIis or mail ing, when Al
Issues IRON the machine. he press
works oil 10000 copies per hour.
Inc BIlletln coasraiulates the Ay.
aianch upiu tie success winch us
brains, and energy las att4ined. IL
..has only sne peer lu The siu,e which
9s.tAe Bouyar Buaetin.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1887-07-15

a few years ago the queen OF
Madagascar ordered the suppression
of the liquor trafe in that land.
Some Of those whose business was
injured thereby, sought "eompen-
.sation." This was her (Chrlstian,
motherly answer "When you call
from the dead the fathers, hush inds
and sous, that your business has
sent to their graves before their
time; when you heal the hearts you
have broken, when You give Lack
to mothers, wives and orphans,
homes ycu deso.ated, their property
you have taken when you restore
to me my ablebodied su bjects, whom
you by devotion to your business
have rendered unfit for service ol
what is worse have murdered; then
you shall be compensated for what
you cal your ,sses.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1887-07-15

TIE Nashville, Chattanooga, and
ST.. LOUIS Il. r. is regular snake
tack through Middle, Tennessee. In
several places the trestIes are 90 or
go feet high, and are generally curry
co, yet the Iraius Sailop around
bends and over trestles at the rate
OF 40 miles per hour.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1887-07-15

It's Icporte d th.s the ca te-Pil-
Mars are eati e the shade trS 8 in
Washington City, What mistake!
They could render the country some
service, if they would attack the
boulle congressman who attend
fherR
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1887-07-15

Philosophical citizens IF Chica-
go ar, raising a handsome purse fer
Miss Mary Wakefield, the heroic
S.ralo pa senget Of the burned
steamer Champlaln. When driv-
en- from the vessel by fire hscaught
up the captains 5-year-olI child
all swan safely 10 the shure, a
half mile away.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1887-07-15

An assoclatieu of women has been
organized in Tennessee for tke pur
pose of paying off the Stale debt,
The society fas been organized but
eight weeks, an the treasury has
already collected $1.98 and spent
1910 for stationery, postage and
railroad fare. These women; they
are learning to run things just as
well as the men.-Burdetf.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1887-07-15

ar. VIII Hooper, age 21 y aIs
while bathing in Forked Deer river
near Bells Depot. last Thursday,
undertook 80 swim across the river,
and WIS drowned Friends made
an effort to save the Young man, but
n wac so excited that alter he was
gotten INTO shallow wafer he again
sIshed iato deep water and s,u K
never 10 rise again.-Iritu ue and
Sun.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1887-07-15
Ap.szsu TO The North,


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The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1887-07-15

A man is known to his dog by
smell, to his tailor by the coat, to
his friend by the smile; each Of these
know him, bat how little or how
much depends on the dignity of The
intelligence. That whlc Is truly
and indeed eLar 1c;e isuc Of man is
known only to Gcd.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1887-07-15
MALARIA

Twenty-Five hundred dozen bot
ties Of Ague Conqueror ordered in
one month. 1t positively eradlcates
all Malaria, Fever and Ague, Bilious
and Intermittent Fevers in any
climate. Read our book of one
thou sand testimonials.
DUE WEST, S. c., March y. 80.
q. g. Green, Dear SIR We vii
soon need more Ague Conqueror,
1t is taking like "hot cakes" and
giving satisfaction.
Yours. ELLIS BROS.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1887-07-15

In Humphrey county in the val
ley in whjch Waveriy is situated
there are several peanut farms.
Some Of the peanut feds contain
as many as 6 or s acres. The peo~
pie in this valley are Tennessee's
guber folks the Old way, guber
.grabblers.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1887-07-15

1t is predicted that during the
next 2 months the South will ex-
perienee greater industrial and
C numerical activity than was ever
known in its history. All the re-
suit Of Southern grit and capital.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1887-07-15

There are watermelons growing in
Middle Tennessee on billsides 80 steep
that the nc ons have to be cropped
with.rocks to prevent their weight
ttarne tbtm from the vines.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1887-07-15
Yours. ELLIS BROS.
FA1REIELD. Mo Aas. %.

FAIRFIELD, Mo. Aag. %, IS.
G. g. Green, Dear 5 r.-Your
A2ue Conqueror knocks the Chills
and Dumb Ague every time. ]
warrant every bottle and it never
tails. [ haye cured cases where
qulnine had no affect what ever
Iours truly, w. IL. SHAW
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1887-07-15

The citizens OF Milan anil vicin-
ity estimtle thtt three frurths Of
the voters there are N favor OF Pro-
llibition.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1887-07-15
WANTED,

A responsible energetic man to
canvass and sell the New IMPROVED
NJ s WHEELER & WILSON SEWING
NJ CHINE in Bardeman County.
Most liberal terms offered. Address,
K. WILL IA MS, Manager,
Jackson, Tenn &.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1887-07-15

sick headache Is the pane otlm any fvd
this annoying complaint msy be cured
and prevented by The occasional Use %
DIR. j. Ne McLean's Little LAYER .ns
Kiduey Pellets. They a pleasant
take, n0 larger than pin head ANA ar..
the lsdirs' lavorite for lIliousness b.8
taste I'm the mouth jaundiees for leucorrbea
AID painful niorsfruaiiou. 25e i yiaI
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1887-07-15

There are many accidents and diseas Sc
which aGect stock and cause serious in
convenience and loss to the farmer in hi
work, which may be Quickly remedied by
the the use of DR.. J. II. McIean's Volcan-
ic Oil Liniment.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1887-07-15

Slight -earihquake tremors were
felt 4; different points IN South Car :
rehna on J .ly 10.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1887-07-15
The most wonderful Pain
Curer the world has ever
known. Your money will
he returned if not found
as represented.
Children Cry for Pitchers
CaStoFian


There l. nothing equal to The Great
Acme Remedy to re-tore your nerves after
excessive drinking, and what is still more
creditabIe to the remedy it will, if used a,
directed, destroyed the appetite for run
and stimulating drinks.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1887-07-15
The BULLETIN.
A3LEVAR.. TENN.
w A. Y Map..NIEL Editor.


-JB-CRrPTfuN. ono Dollar a year, ia dud nc
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s,,.cii rates Fsr advertising made al llicatiOu
AN COMMUNICATIONS or matter Tor publication
u ust be accom- sui,d ny zeal 'sle % sac writer
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Southern Home Seekers Guide.

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let, ei ii led, = uJhern Hune- Seek
er'S Guide" Everyone Interested
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